CDUS43 KDMX 202226 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 526 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 79R 344 PM 79 1938 51 28 49 MINIMUM 50 508 AM 4 1906 31 19 27 AVERAGE 65 41 24 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.28 1912 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.02 1.30 0.72 2.15 SINCE MAR 1 2.02 1.30 0.72 2.15 SINCE JAN 1 3.62 3.72 -0.10 2.74 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 10.8 1912 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.5 3.5 -0.0 2.7 SINCE MAR 1 3.5 3.5 -0.0 2.7 SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.2 -4.1 14.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 24 -24 27 MONTH TO DATE 447 562 -115 414 SINCE MAR 1 447 562 -115 414 SINCE JUL 1 4749 5355 -606 4817 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 2 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 2 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 59 200 AM LOWEST 28 300 PM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 86 1907 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 2 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$